# Lukundra Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Lukundra

Lukundra is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 159 households**, the 92nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 838people (2011)
- 159households
- 65.9%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Lukundra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lukundra is 855117.** Lukundra falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatDamalbari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222634

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lukundra from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lukundra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lukundra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lukundra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lukundra

Of every 100 households in Lukundra in 2011, 35 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lukundra · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lukundra?

■ Lukundra · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**958

Working population ****21.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (87%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pothia

- Pokharia963 people
- Nimalagaon Milik930 people
- Gendaloti929 people
- Chhamtia903 people
- Damarbari777 people
- Mohania746 people
- Bakhonala731 people
- Darigaon728 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lukundra?855117
- How far is Lukundra from Kishanganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Lukundra?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lukundra in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Lukundra?65.9% (Census 2011)